{"product_id":"the-papers-of-benjamin-franklin-benjamin-franklin-9780300100778","title":"The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 37: Volume 37: March 16 Through August 15, 1782","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe thirty-seventh volume of the collected writings and correspondences of the American statesman, ambassador, and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book, encompassing five months during 1782, promises to be one of the most significant volumes in the entire series of Benjamin Franklin's papers. Between March and August, Franklin mastered one of the greatest challenges of his diplomatic career by establishing the framework for a peace agreement with Great Britain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The negotiations required enormous subtlety in order to mollify the French while also satisfying the British. Franklin's success was based upon the same strengths he had demonstrated several years earlier during the lengthy search for an alliance with the French government: an unswerving confidence in the rectitude and ultimate triumph of the American cause, immense patience, and an aptitude for one of the diplomat's most subtle arts--creating contrasting impressions for different audiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Franklin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300100779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300100778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 6.30w x 2.26d","brand":"Benjamin Franklin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453302649087,"sku":"9780300100778","price":138.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe6d3756-3421-4409-b235-eb2572191871.jpg?v=1777299449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-papers-of-benjamin-franklin-benjamin-franklin-9780300100778","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}